Jason

See also: jasón and Jasón

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒeɪsən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪsən
• Homophone: JSON

Etymology 1

From the Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “I heal”). The Jason mentioned in the New Testament (Acts 17:5-9, Romans 16:21) is probably a Greek rendering of Joshua.

Proper noun

Jason (plural Jasons)

1. (Greek mythology) The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias.
   • c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:
     , Scene II:

     I know he will be glad of our success: / We are the Jasons, we have won the fleece.

2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 17:6-7:

     And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.

   • 1984, Sue Townsend, The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, Methuen, published 1985, →ISBN, page 49:

     The new prince left the hospital today. My father is hoping that he will be called George, after him. My mother said that it's time the Royal Family came up to date and called the Prince Brett or Jason.

Usage notes

• The given name was very popular in the English-speaking world in the 1970s and the 1980s.

Derived terms

• Jason mask

Related terms

• (given name): Jayson
• (diminutives): Jace, Jase, Jay

Translations

leader of Argonauts

• Armenian: Յասոն (hy) (Yason)
• Bulgarian: Язон m (Jazon)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 賈森 / 贾森 (Jiǎsēn), 傑森 / 杰森 (Jiésēn)

• Esperanto: Jazono
• French: Jason (fr)
• Georgian: იასონი (iasoni)
• Greek: Ιάσονας (el) (Iásonas), Ιάσων (el) (Iáson)

  Ancient: Ἰάσων m (Iásōn)

• Hungarian: Iaszón (hu)
• Inuktitut: ᔮᓱᓐ (yaason)
• Irish: Iasón m
• Italian: Giasone
• Japanese: イアーソーン (Iāsōn)
• Marathi: जेसन m (jesan)
• Polish: Jazon (pl)
• Portuguese: Jasão m
• Romanian: Iason
• Russian: Ясо́н (ru) m (Jasón)
• Serbo-Croatian: Jazon (sh) m, Јасон m, Jason (sh) m
• Slovene: Jázon (sl) m
• Spanish: Jasón
• Swedish: Jason (sv), Iason
• Turkish: İason
• Ukrainian: Ясо́н (uk) m (Jasón), Іасо́н m (Iasón), Язо́н (uk) m (Jazón)

given name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 賈森 / 贾森 (Jiǎsēn), 傑森 / 杰森 (Jiésēn)

• French: Jason (fr)
• Georgian: ჯეისონ (ǯeison)
• German: Jason (de)
• Greek: Ιάσονας (el) (Iásonas), (formally) Ιάσων (el) (Iáson), Τζέισον (el) (Tzéison) (transliteration from English)
• Hebrew: ג׳ייסון (Jeyson)
• Hungarian: Jáson, Jázon (hu)
• Italian: Giasone
• Japanese: ジェイソン (jeison)
• Maori: Hahona
• Marathi: जेसन m (jesan)
• Portuguese: Jasão m, Jason m
• Russian: Ясо́н (ru) (Jasón), Язо́н (ru) (Jazón), Дже́йсон (ru) m (Džéjson)
• Slovene: Jázon (sl) m
• Spanish: Jasón, Yeison (es) m
• Swedish: Jason (sv)
• Ukrainian: Ясон (uk) (Jason), Іасо́н (Iasón), Язо́н (uk) (Jazón)
• Welsh: Jason m, Iason m

Etymology 2

Probably reduced from James + -son or a variant of Jesson.

Proper noun

Jason

1. An English surname originating as a patronymic.

Anagrams

• Sonja, sanjo, Jonsa, Joans, joans, Jonas

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Jason, from the Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “I heal”).

Proper noun

Jason

1. (Greek mythology) Jason; the leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias
2. a male given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Jason.

Faroese

Proper noun

Jason m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

• son of Jason: Jasonarson or Jasonsson
• daughter of Jason: Jasonardóttir or Jasonsdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Jason
accusative	Jason
dative	Jasoni
genitive	Jasonar, Jasons

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.zɔ̃/
• IPA^(key): /dʒɛ.zɔn/ (English-based pronunciation)

Proper noun

Jason m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jason

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Jason. Doublet of Jasão.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒej.zõ/ [ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯.zõ]

Proper noun

Jason m

1. a male given name from English, equivalent to English Jason

Swedish

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “I heal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑːsɔn/

Proper noun

Jason c (genitive Jasons)

1. (Greek mythology) The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias.

Anagrams

• Jonas, Sonja, nojas